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Geert Samuel (Recording / Mixing)

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About Me

I play drums in Docile and also recored/mixed & mastered the first Babylon Ablaze EP of that same band. I also have recorded several choirs. So if you're interested if recording/mixing or mastering you're bands demo/EP or CD send me a message. Soon I will have more samples up for listen, for now go to www.myspace.com/docilemetal.
Gearlist:
Main machines:
Apple G5 - 1.8 Ghz PowerPC
2.25 GB DDR SDRAM
KRK Rokit 6 - Main Pair monitors
Software:
Cubase Stdio 4 (for recording & mixing)
Big amount of plugins.
Interface:
Motu 1224 & Motu 2408 MKII on PCI-424
Microphones:
• Sennheiser MD421 (x2)
• Sennheiser MD521 (x1)
• Rode NT5 (x2)
• Beyerdynamic Opus 53 (x2)
• Shure SM57 (x1)
• AV-Jefe Clip-on mics (x4)
Pre-amps:
• RME Octamic (+adat)
• SM Audio Pro PR8E
Assorted gear:
• Radial X-Amp (reamp)
• Radial Passive DI
• Alesis D4 drum module
• Ddrum kick & snare triggers
• Zoom Studio 1204 reverb module
• ENGL Savage 60 modded by Peter Diezel (6L6 Tubes)
• ENGL Ritchie Blackmore signature (Available for use)
• Kool & Elfring custom cab, V30 loaded
• ENGL Std cab, V60 loaded (Available for use)
• Pearl Export Series drumkit (Available on request)
- 12x10, 13x11 & 16x16 toms
- 22x16 kick
- 6 cymbal stands + hi-hat
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Born on the 18th of July, 1985 in Alkmaar. I lived there till I was like 4, so not much memories of that place left. At that age (4), I moved to Scheveningen, yep close to the beach, really close..anyway...I started school there, had a great time always playing soccer in the lunch breaks, and afterschool there was nothing better to do than to play some more soccer... We had lots of corners, open street & road where we made sure that all the windows in the area were under a great risk of severe damage. When I was 12 I moved to Ter Apel, a really really small village if you're used to a city. There started my interest for photoshop, illustrator and any other desktop publishing programme. Early on I thought what I wanted to be in the future. After graduation in Ter Apel I traveled for 3 years long each to Zwolle to follow my education in Art & Design. When the years passed there I started to notice that me and a computer for 9 hours a day is not the ideal situation...after 5-6 hours I lose concentration and go nuts. BUT I actually finished the whole course and that is now allready 2 years ago. Maybe also something important to add, that at the age of 12/13 my interest in music started to grow, and finally on my 17th I had the guts to tell my parents that I wanted to drum...so since then I'm a sound hazzard to the neighbourhood....but pssss...that's their problem, I got my ear muffles...Ow and last but by far not least, I've got a girlfriend who I really love a lot, she's my life!
THE CAMERA LOVES ME, AND I LOVE THE CAMERA

My Interests

God, Jesus, The Bible, Drums, Music, Friends.
I think this sums up most of it.

I'd like to meet:

God & Nanne.

Music:

DOCILE
Jason Upton
Hillsong
Dreamtheater
Neal Morse
Christafari
Bob Marley
Megadeth
Becoming the Archetype
Sacrificium
Soulfly
Dido
Zao
Demon Hunter
Peter Lipa
Dave Weckl Band
Quique Sinesi, Sting
The Police
Deftones
Cranberries
As I Lay Dying
At the Gates
Amon Amarth
Extol
Live
etc.etc.etc..

Main Drum Influences:
Jason Bittner
Stewart Copeland
Adrian Erlandsson
Daniel Erlandsson
Matt McDonough (Spüg)
Mike Portnoy
Bernard Purdie
Al Sergel
Dave Weckl
WUV
Derek Roddy

Movies:

Fight Club
Hearts in Atlantis
A Night at the Roxbury
Resevoir Dogs
The Green Mile
James Bond
Beauty and the Beast
The Incredibles
Monster Inc.
Toy Story
Batman Begins
Batman & Batman Returns
Road Trip
Dreamtheater Live @ Budokan
Neal Morse live @ 013
Dido Live at Brixton Academy
Friday
Next Friday
Friday After Next
As Good as it Gets
Shaun of the Dead
..etc.etc.etc..

Television:

Friends
Sopranos
Family Guy
American Dad
The Office
Buurman & Buurman
CSI.

Books:

BOOKS: The Bible, next to that I read all kind of books if I'm in the mood.
MAGAZINES: Modern Drummer, Slagwerkkrant, Total Guitar & EQMag.

Heroes:

Jesus Christ

My Blog

Big show coming...

Going to Ukraine next week to headline a festival!!!Check out my bands myspacewww.myspace.com/docilemetalCheers,G
Posted by Geert Samuel (Recording / Mixing) on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:47:00 PST

Hard work pays off..

...well I hope..A couple of weeks ago I finished my bands (Docile's) demo.I engineered, recorded and mixed the whole shabbang..Took countless hours of work...But the best thing of all is that I have l...
Posted by Geert Samuel (Recording / Mixing) on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:46:00 PST

CHECK OUT THIS ARTIST!

Jason Upton - http://www.myspace.com/juptonBeen hooked on his music for awhile now...Got it from a good friend of mine...I want to thank her for that..God bless!
Posted by Geert Samuel (Recording / Mixing) on Sun, 07 May 2006 01:00:00 PST

Did you know 2......

That Jesus died for YOU?!!!!!!
Posted by Geert Samuel (Recording / Mixing) on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 12:24:00 PST

Did you know??!??....

that A Night at the Roxbury is one of the greatest movies ever made?
Posted by Geert Samuel (Recording / Mixing) on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 03:03:00 PST